Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gates Corporation, 630 US Highway 150 E, GALESBURG, ILLINOIS 61401
on , Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
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Final narrative
On February 20, 2024, at approximately 6:30 a.m., an employee was unjamming rubber that had become stuck in a machine. When the machine started, the flapper moved, striking and compressing the employee. The employee was hospitalized for three fractured ribs, a partially collapsed lung, and a puncture wound in the middle of their back.
HospitalizedMultiple trunk locationsMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified